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Meaning

The name Hugh has the following meaning:

Having a bright mind.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Hugh is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 868 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Hugh rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 12 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 988 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Hugh in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Hugh is pronounced as hyoo

Origins

Hugh originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Hugh and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Hugh: Boys - Henery, Howard, Kirby, Girls - Adline, Mittie, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Hugh: Hew (German), Hewe, Hu, Hue, Huey, Hughea, Hughee, Hughes, Hughey, Hughi, Hughie (English), Hughy, Hugo (Portuguese), Hugues, Huw, Ugo

Style

We think the name Hugh should fall under the following style category: Classics.

See other Classics boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Hugh to be: Wise, caring and easygoing

In one word, you might describe Hugh as a(n) "wise" person.

See other "wise" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Hugh (or its variants) are:

Hugh Grant, born on 9 September, a famous actor. Hugh Grant's background: A Golden Globe-winning British actor and film producer.

Hugh Downs, born on 14 February, a famous television personality. Hugh Downs's background: A retired American broadcaster, television host, producer, and author.

Hugh O'Brian, born on 19 April, a famous actor. Hugh O'Brian's background: An American actor best known for his starring role as Wyatt Earp in the ABC television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-1961).
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